UNISON’s Sam Macartney spoke on
the motion on solidarity with the Palestinian
People.
Sam drew on UNISON’s experience
of hosting Palestinian footballer Mahood
Sarack
Mahood, who comes from the Occupied Territories
had been arrested and interned for the
‘crime’ of trying to visit
his family without the permission of the
Israeli army.
“This” Sam told congress
“is the reality of life for Palestinians
in the occupied territories”.
Sam outlined UNISON support for the STUC
policy of boycott and disinvestment. Pointing
to the experience of the campaign against
apartheid in South Africa, where a sporting
boycott was an important factor in the
campaign to isolate the regime, Sam urged
a similar approach to dealing with the
Israeli Apartheid regime.
The motion passed with an overwhelming
majority
